Kuni Takanami
Written by Surfers Eyes // October 30, 2011 // Photographers, Photography // No comments
Photo: Yoshiyo. Kuni getting slotted in Japan, even photographers need to get STOKED now and then!
It makes sense to show off Kuni’s shots in the first Featured Photographer segment! Having worked with some of Japan and Australia’s finest surfers, Kuni’s portfolio is growing by the day and his shots can be seen on the covers and inside international publications and online.
Born in 1978, Kuni Takanami grew up in Tokyo, developing a passion for surfing after graduating Junior High School.
Circumstances led him on an international search for new waves, friends, landscapes and experiences. A year in Australia followed by ongoing travel resulted in Kuni picking up photography as a hobby; his skills developing as he roamed the globe, camera in hand.
Learning from mistakes made in his youth and from those new experiences and cultures he has embraced through travel, Kuni has evolved into a philosophizing and excitingly original photographer.
Now a devoted father to 1 year old son Ryder and Hunter, Kuni is based between Chiba, Japan and Byron Bay, Australia and continues to travel and shoot, freelancing in surf, fashion, outdoor and lifestyle, commercial and brand/advertising photography.
Kuniyuki Takanami
D.O.B 1978, August 29th.
Born in Tokyo
Lives between Chiba, Japan and Byron Bay, Australia
1978.8.29生 東京都出身
波や人々との出会い、その土地特有のカルチャーを目にした時の感動を追い求めて世界中へと足を運び、容赦なく過ぎ行く時間に未練を感じて写真を撮り始めました。
現在では与えられた自然光、ストロボや照明機材を用いてのランド、ウォーターからなる各サーフィンの媒体での撮影、及びファッションの撮影に加え、「旅」の撮影分野が多いがポートレートも得意の分野の一つとしている。
“the world moves on…”- Kuni
